Toshiba Satellite U920T review

Sliding the screen back and lifting it up to reveal the keyboard underneath is how the Toshiba Satellite U920T convert from laptop to tablet. 12.5-inch device runs full Windows 8 with Intel Core i3/i5 processor, 4GB of RAM, 128GB/256GB SSD, two USB 3.0 ports, an HDMI port and an SD card slot. Hybrid touchscreen device is low res and dull, and not as responsive as other people, but Gorilla Glass protects the screen, which is always exposed. Physical keyboard which is a short trip on the button, and the general build quality and dull appearance, but the battery life and great usability.

This hybrid form factor for laptop-tablet has been well and truly kicked off, and you'd be hard pressed to get into your local electronics store and a great find that bog-standard laptop between rows of flipping, sliding, spinning, touch screen, Windows 8 hybrid.
Toshiba Satellite U920t is the interpretation of Japanese companies for a single device across laptops and convertible tablet starts as a flat divide.This Ultrabook 12.5-inch tablet before the screen slides back and lift up to turn it into a traditional laptop.
There is no stand-out design or winning a form factor in the race hybrid for public acceptance, so manufacturers still produce a very different design. Others like touchscreen Windows PC is a Sony Vaio Duo 11, Dell XPS 12, Asus Taichi and Vivobook Asus S200, to name but a few.

At £ 899/AU $ 1.699 / U.S. $ 1,149, a good price for the Toshiba Ultrabook hybrid, underestimate the Dell XPS 12 and Sony Vaio Duo 11 significantly.

It are designed for anyone who wants its portability of a tablet and access to a variety of applications. Windows 8 comes with its own marketplace for apps, which filling up fast. There are more than 20,000 are available, with new titles are added all the time.

However, unlike Android and iPad tablets, hybrids such as the the Toshiba Satellite U920t operating like a a normal PC. This means that you can run a complete application such as Photoshop or Microsoft Office.

This offering good option for people who do not want to carry two devices, and put the hybrid form factor in the race for supremacy against software ecosystem ARM-based competition.

12.5-inch screen Satellite U920t sit back flat when closed. It feels heavy, at 1.5 kg (3.3 pounds), but it is comparable with the likes of the Dell XPS 12. Frankly, it's too heavy to use comfortably in the same way you would use an iPad or Android tablet, and it will color people's opinions immediately.

However, a bit dubious tablet coped with the transition very well into laptop mode. Slide the screen back and it looks like most other laptops - and you get all the benefits, too.

QWERTY keyboard is bigger than the Sony Vaio Duo 11, and there is a comfortable full trackpad with two click buttons, which is very useful when the touchscreen is not enough.

This unrealistic to assess the the Toshiba Satellite Ultrabook and iPad, and you'll read a lot of reviews that do that. However, the question is whether the Toshiba Satellite U920t be more portable, and convenient to use than its competitors and be able to persuade the man to leave the iPad at home.